Wynyard Park · Photo: Unknown author · Public domainNo party holds a majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Wynyard is run by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Hartlepool Borough Council. No party holds a majority on either Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council or Hartlepool Borough Council. Most of Wynyard is in Stockton North (MP Chris McDonald, Labour); 31% of residents are in Hartlepool (MP Mr Jonathan Brash, Labour).
£2,573
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Wynyard’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
No party holds a majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 26 of its 56 seats as elected, 3 short of the 29 needed. Labour holds 22, Thornaby Independent Association 4, Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 3 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Wynyard’s wards, Reform UK took 43.2%, the Conservatives took 27.7% and Labour took 19.1% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 13.6%. How Wynyard has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Wynyard is £2,572 for 2026–27; Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 54% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 29 of Stockton-on-Tees’s 56 or 19 of Hartlepool’s 36 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative26
- Labour22
- Thornaby Independent Association4
- Ingleby Barwick Independent Society3
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Labour17
- Reform UK13
- Conservative3
- Independent3
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Wynyard
One council runs every main service here.
The parish council for the part of Wynyard inside Wynyard parish.
31% of Wynyard’s residents · Band D precept £19
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
69% of Wynyard’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Wynyard: same source as Who runs Wynyard, above.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Ben Houchen (Conservative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Wynyard, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierWynyard parish council
- 2Council wards2 wards · 5 councillorsJohn David GardnerVanessa Jane SewellRichie HughesScott ReeveMike Young
- 3Mayor of Tees Valley Combined AuthorityTees Valley Combined Authority · elected May 2024Ben Houchen
- 4Police and crime commissionerCleveland Police · elected May 2024Matt Storey
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
5 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- John David GardnerConservative · May 2023
- Vanessa Jane SewellConservative · May 2023
- Richie HughesReform UK · May 2026
- Scott ReeveConservative · May 2024
- Mike YoungConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern ParishesStockton-on-Tees · 44% in Wynyard · 2,799 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | John David GardnerVanessa Jane Sewell | May 2023 |
| Rural WestHartlepool · 17% in Wynyard · 1,241 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Richie HughesScott ReeveMike Young | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Wynyard’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.9% | 10% |
| Labour | 8.8% | 15.7% | 21.3% | 33.5% | 19.1% |
| Liberal Democrat | 0% | 8.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Independent | 14.8% | 12.5% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Conservative | 76.4% | 58.7% | 57.3% | 48.1% | 27.7% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 1.5% | 13.6% | 43.2% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 1 of the 1 seats up in Wynyard’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Hartlepool council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Wynyard, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Wynyard’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,031 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Wynyard is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
69% of Wynyard’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 53% (England 60%).
Majority 7,939 of 37,401 votes (21.2%): wider than in 69% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
31% of Wynyard’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 50% (England 60%).
Majority 7,698 of 35,511 votes (21.7%): wider than in 70% of England’s 543 constituencies.
37,401 votes for candidates · majority 7,939
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 37,401 votes from 70,242 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,939 of 37,401 votes (21.2%): wider than in 69% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Hartlepool
35,511 votes for candidates · majority 7,698
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 35,511 votes from 71,437 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,698 of 35,511 votes (21.7%): wider than in 70% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Wynyard’s Band D council tax is £2,572 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council keeps £2,139.91 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the Cleveland police and crime commissioner and the Cleveland Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,573 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Stockton-on-Tees’s Band D bill has risen 54% in ten years, from £1,684.92 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £630.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Wynyard, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
County Durham’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with County Durham
| Stockton-on-Tees | Wynyard’s councils | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £451 | £443 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £379 | £394 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £62 | £48 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £48 | £36 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £113 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £43 | £65 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £17 | £23 | £26 |
| Public health | £98 | £116 | £78 |
| Running the council | £38 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £6 | £33 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,253 | £1,340 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. County Durham and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Wynyard is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
stockton.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
stockton.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Wynyard is run
Does Wynyard have a town council?
Parts of it do: Wynyard parish council.
Who is the MP for Wynyard?
Wynyard is split between 2 constituencies: Stockton North (Chris McDonald, Labour) and Hartlepool (Mr Jonathan Brash, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Wynyard have?
5 ward councillors represent Wynyard’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Wynyard?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Wynyard’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Wynyard?
Band D council tax in Wynyard is £2,573 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 26 · Labour 22 · Thornaby Independent Association 4 · Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 3 · Independent 1 of 56 seats; a majority needs 29. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Hartlepool Borough Council?
As elected, Labour 17 · Reform UK 13 · Independent 3 · Conservative 3 of 36 seats; a majority needs 19.
Who won the 2026 council election in Wynyard?
In Wynyard’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 1 of the 1 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 43.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.